{"id":3538,"date":"2017-02-03T12:34:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T11:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomaskalabis.com\/wordpress\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2017-02-03T15:41:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T14:41:17","slug":"intel-x520-10-gbe-not-loaded-in-vmware-esxi-6-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomaskalabis.com\/wordpress\/intel-x520-10-gbe-not-loaded-in-vmware-esxi-6-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel X520 10 GbE not loaded in VMware ESXi 6.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Intel X520 10 GbE not loaded in VMware ESXi 6.0<\/h3>\n

I am running ESXi 6.0 Dell Customized iso U4\u00a0 (updated to latest build 4600944 – 03.02.2017)\u00a0 on 2x\u00a0Dell PowerEdge R620 server with two port PCI Intel X520 10 GbE adapter with Intel SFP+\u00a0(Intel R8H2F<\/span>) . The main problem is, that the X520 is not loaded in VMware ESXi 6.0.<\/p>\n

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I tried:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Many of reboots<\/li>\n
  2. Reinstall ESXi 6.0 on R620<\/li>\n
  3. Update ixgbe driver to latest ( 4.4.1) – download here<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Unplug SFP+<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    A\u00a0closer look<\/strong><\/p>\n

    [root@ESXDELL3:~] vmware -l\r\nVMware ESXi 6.0.0 Update 2<\/pre>\n
    version of ESXi<\/p>\n
    [root@ESXDELL3:~] esxcli network nic list\r\nName    PCI Device    Driver  Admin Status  Link Status  Speed  Duplex  MAC Address         MTU  Description\r\n------  ------------  ------  ------------  -----------  -----  ------  -----------------  ----  -------------------------------------------------\r\nvmnic0  0000:01:00.0  igb     Up            Up            1000  Full    b8:ca:3a:60:6c:b4  1500  Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection\r\nvmnic1  0000:01:00.1  igb     Up            Up            1000  Full    b8:ca:3a:60:6c:b5  1500  Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection\r\nvmnic2  0000:01:00.2  igb     Up            Up            1000  Full    b8:ca:3a:60:6c:b6  1500  Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection\r\nvmnic3  0000:01:00.3  igb     Up            Up            1000  Full    b8:ca:3a:60:6c:b7  1500  Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection<\/pre>\n
    lists only internal Intel NICs but not the X520 10GbE NIC…<\/p>\n
    [root@ESXDELL3:\/tmp] esxcli software vib list |grep -i ixgb\r\nnet-ixgbe                      4.1.1.1-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820         Intel   VMwareCertified   2017-01-26<\/pre>\n
    as i mentioned previously i have latest net-ixbge driver (2017-01-26)<\/p>\n
    [root@ESXDELL3:\/tmp] lspci |grep -i 520\r\n0000:41:00.0 Network controller: Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter [vmnic4]\r\n0000:41:00.1 Network controller: Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter [vmnic5]<\/pre>\n
    interesting is, that X520 card can be seen by PCI bus, but not seen in VMware<\/p>\n
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    iDrac of R620 server – Hardware > Network Devices > NIC Slot 1 – the firmware of X520 is 16.0.21 (11 Mar 2015).<\/p>\n
    Firmware update<\/strong><\/p>\n
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    Let’s see if there is a newer firmware – use Service Tag + Dell Support site<\/a>\u00a0, i found that,\u00a0the newest firmware for Intel X520 card is 17.5.10 <\/a>– (last updated 30.1.2017)<\/p>\n
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    The easiest way, to update\u00a0X520 firmware,\u00a0is use LifeCycle controller on your Dell PowerEdge Server (internet connection is needed)<\/p>\n
    Follow these steps:<\/p>\n